| Giralang Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Giralang Primary | |||||||||||||||
  Giralang | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′43″S 149°05′50″E / 35.21194°S 149.09722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,372 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2617 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 599 m (1,965 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Yerrabi | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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Giralang (/ɡɪrəlæŋ/) is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
The suburb is named after the word in the language of the Wiradhuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales, meaning star. The suburb name was gazetted on 15 January 1974. Streets in Giralang are named after Aboriginal words for stars, astronomers and constellations seen from the southern hemisphere.[2]
In the suburb is the Giralang District Playing fields and adjacent Giralang Primary School. The suburb is bordered by Baldwin Drive, Gundaroo Drive and the Barton Highway.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Giralang (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
